About URISAOregon and SW Washington URISA
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The Oregon and Southwest Washington Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association was founded in 1992. The chapter serves as a forum for professionals and students to meet, share ideas, and discuss local issues. The local chapter is part of the international Urban & Regional Information Systems Association.
The local chapter of URISA is guided by a Board of Directors. Members of the Board are drawn from the local chapter's membership, Special Interest Groups, and Sections. Board Officers and At Large Members are elected in November of each year and begin their terms of office on January 1. Officers President: Treasurer: , City of Medford Secretary: , Data Resource Center, Metro President Elect: Vacant Section Leaders Minott Kerr, Portland Area GIS Users Group Blair Deaver, Central Oregon GIS Users Group Steve Barnett, Willamette Valley GIS Users Group George Day, Umpqua Basin Users Group Layne Sylvester, Northeast Oregon Users Group Keith Massie, Southern Oregon GIS Users Group Mark Scott , Columbia Pacific Users Group Linda Spurgeon, South Coast Users Group Chris Wayne, Klamath Basin Users Group Special Interest Groups Dean Anderson, Oregon GIS Association M. Bosworth, Women in GIS Dan Kaler, Clark County John Sharrard, ESRI The Board of Directors meets approximately every two months. The meetings are open to any interested individual. The meetings are informal and usually deal with business related issues as well as setting policy for the local chapter.
The local chapter is guided by a set of Chapter By Laws. The By laws were developed by the local chapter and are periodically amended to reflect changes in the local chapter. View the Chapter Bylaws. The Oregon and S.W. Washington Chapter of URISA is a local chapter of the parent International Organization. Founded in 1963, the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association is comprised of 3,500 I.S. and I.T. professionals dedicated to the application of information technology for decision making. These professionals include users, developers and providers of information management technology and services in the private sector and in all levels of government. URISA's mission is to:
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